"Lauren stops and says what they're doing is wrong," the actor explained. "Joey tells Lauren he wants to be with her, but then Max turns up.

"Lauren wants to pretend that none of it happened but Joey doesn't. He knows Lauren feels the same way about him. You can't suppress feelings like that for long."

Asked whether there could be a future for the pair, Witts replied: "I'd like there to be. They love each other and they're not doing anything wrong. It's not illegal to have a relationship with your cousin and they haven't known one another for long."